Unprotected
adj, verb
adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of unprotect form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed.
"The dread of leaving his daughter deſolate and unprotected in a ſtrange country, had been ſo great, that he had denied himſelf even the few comforts he could have obtained, becauſe he deſired to reſerve the little money he had left to ſend her back to Warſaw, […]"
Adjective
- 1 lacking protection or defense wordnet
Example
More examples"Don't leave the entrance unprotected."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From un- + protected.
Etymology 2
From unprotect + -ed.